Argentina v Canada

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Argentina needed penalties against a stubborn Ecuador outfit in the quarter-finals of the Copa America to book their place in the last four of this tournament but Lionel Scaloni's side ultimately triumphed as they notched a ninth win on the trot in all competitions, while Canada also prevailed in a penalty shoot-out against Venezuela, continuing their impressive journey in this tournament.

Argentina have already met Canada in the group stage of this Copa America which resulted in a 2-0 win for La Albiceleste on their way to finishing top of Group A with a 100% winning record along with keeping clean sheets in each of their three group games as well.

Having dispatched Canada 2-0 in their opening game, Argentina followed that up with victories against Chile 1-0 and Peru 2-0 which saw Lionel Scaloni's side progress through to the knockout stages of this competition.

The bigger picture shows Argentina have produced an amazing sequence of results which has seen the World Cup winners pick up 23 wins from their last 24 games in all competitions, suffering just the single defeat in the process, and they will therefore be in confident mood ahead of this semi-final tie.

Canada are perhaps surprise participants in the semi-finals of this Copa America but although they were dealt an opening 2-0 defeat at the hands of Argentina in the group stage, Les Rouges have made themselves a tough unit to beat under national coach, Jesse Marsch, as they eventually finished runners-up behind Argentina in Group A.

A 1-0 victory over Peru on matchday 2 was followed up with a solid point earned in a 0-0 stalemate with Chile and four points from their three group games proved to be enough to send Canada through to the knockout stage.

Again, Canada showed their resilience and character as they not only held Venezuela to a 1-1 draw in the quarter-final but ultimately triumphed on penalties against La Vinotinto to earn a place in these semi-finals in their first ever campaign in this Copa America tournament which is some achievement.

However, this is where the fairy tale looks like being drawn to a close as they will now face a strong and confident Argentina outfit who will be seeking back-to-back crowns in this competition, and having won an amazing 23 games out of their last 24 overall, La Albiceleste look the more likely here.

Argentina v Canada Verdict

Argentina and Canada have met on four previous occasions and Argentina have held the upper hand in each of these encounters, winning all four fixtures along with keeping clean sheets in all four wins as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Argentina win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.25

Correct Score: Argentina 3-0 @ 8.50